In a new interview with KNAC.COM, Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked about the band’s plans for 2025—whether they will continue touring or head into the studio to write and record new music. The guitarist clarified that the band isn’t done with releasing new music.
“I think a bit of both, really. These tours tend to grow and evolve over time — the more we do, we get more offers from different territories and stuff — so I’m sure there’ll be more touring. And there’s always ideas coming up, there’s always creative juices flowing,” he revealed. “So if we’re able, we might be able to get in and put some ideas together and see where we are. Is there another record? I know we’ve got ideas coming up all the time — riffs and melodies and song ideas and stuff. We’re creative people — as a group of creative people, that’s gonna happen. So I think, hopefully if we get some time early next year, we’ll be able to pool those ideas and see what we’ve got and then hopefully hit the road again somewhere else.”
Earlier in June, frontman Rob Halford also discussed the possibility of a new album in the middle of their tour.
“Well, Priest has always maintained its relevance and importance in metal by showing you what we can do next,” he explained during an interview with Guitar World. “And the other thing is, I don’t like 19. It’s an odd number. I’m an ‘even number’ kind of guy. I like 20.”
‘Invincible Shield’ entered the U.K. chart at No. 2. Before the release of ‘Invincible Shield.’ Judas Priest’s highest U.K. chart achievement was with 1980’s ‘British Steel.’
Judas Priest has just finished the second leg of its ‘Invincible Shield’ tour, with special guest Sabaton. The 23-date tour began on September 13 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, and included stops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona, and more.
They have a short tour ahead in Japan. The band will start the tour on December 5 at Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Nagoya, and end it on December 13 at Minato City.
